ROSSI 62SA, .22 S,L,LR, PUMP ACTION, TAKE DOWN RIFLE.~PRE-SAFETY~

Sleek, well-made, and configured like Winchester's pump-action Model 62, the Rossi 62 was manufactured in Brazil between 1970 and 1998 and imported into this country by Interarms. Production ceased when Taurus purchased Rossi in 1998. Don't be misled. This is not the Rossi Gallery currently manufactured by Rossi USA. The current gun has a distinctly different action, a beechwood or polymer stock, and some polymer parts. The older Rossi Model 62s are walnut and steel. Several iterations were made, including a rifle-length version with a 23-inch barrel in nickel and blued finishes. Some had octagon barrels. I've yet to see any of the carbine-length Rossi 62s with anything but a round barrel and blued steel, and I've read that the nickel carbines were brought in only during 1998 and are rather uncommon. On that note, the short, 16.5-inch-barreled carbine versions were imported only for a decade, between 1988 and 1998. Like the original Winchesters, the Rossi 62 can be slam-fired, meaning you can simply hold the trigger back and work the pump briskly over and over, and the gun will fire every time the pump goes forward. For a lot of shooters, this is a big selling point. And it's safe. The hammer will not fall until the bolt locks into battery. (SHOOTING TIMES ARTICAL)